Experimental results: Bloom in Bottle (BIB) experiments: culture studies of the effect of Si and N stress on diatoms of the Santa Barbara Channel (SBDOM project, SBC LTER)

<p>Culture studies of diatoms that dominate spring blooms in the Santa Barbara Channel were used to examine the effects of N and Si stress on the magnitude of production and the chemical composition of DOM. Species cultured were: <em>Skeletonema costatum</em> (CCMP 1332), <em>Chaetoceros socialis</em> (CCMP 172), <em>Thalassiosira weissflogii</em> (CCMP 1051), and <em>Odontella aurita</em> (CCMP 595).</p>